What do you know about the Deepwater Horizon?

What is the Deepwater Horizon?

• a submarine

• an oil rig

• a helicopter

• a coal mine

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Where was the Deepwater Horizon located?

• in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

• The Middle East

• Off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico

• In the Bermuda Triangle

How many crew members were on the rig?

• 150

• 126

• 75

• 19

What was the “root technical cause” of the BP well blowout, according to the chief counsel’s report of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?

• The cement pumped to the bottom of the well did not seal off the oil and natural gas.

• The blowout preventer failed to seal off the oil and natural gas

• The heavy drilling mud failed to counterbalance the pressure of the oil and natural gas.

• The depth of the well caused the oil and natural gas pressure to be too high

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What oil company was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon rig?

• Exxon

• Texaco

• Chevron

• BP (British Petroleum)

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When did the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occur?

• 2001

• 2010

• 2015

• 2019

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How many people died due to the explosion?

• 5

• 11

• 21

• 32

How long did the blowout last, meaning for how long was oil being spilled into the sea?

• 22 hours

• 7 days

• 52 days

• 87 days

How many gallons of oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico because of the explosion?

• 500

• 100,500

• 3,000,000

• 210,000,000

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The oil spill led to the largest corporate settlement in US history. How much money did BP have to pay in fines?

• 750 thousand

• 1.3 million

• 18.7 billion

• 1 trillion

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